The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18
RELIGIOUS.
Blessed are the Missionaries Of
heerfnlness.-.L,vaiu Mario Child.

Blessed are the Missionaries Of
eheerfulnesa.--sLydiQ Maria Child.
Sin prevents happiness, proeures
misery and leads to disgrace il is
1.-THE abominable thing" God hates.
Wonldest thou that thy flesh obey
thy spirit9 Then let thy spirit obey
thy God Thou must be governed,
that thou mayest govem,-St Az
| gttstin.
It is stated that the largest Baptist
house Of worship in America is to be
built in Philadelphia, and is to seat
1900 people, and Rev, Russell Fl. Con-
vel is to be tho pastor.
There is nothing which contributes
moro 10 the sweetness of life than
friendship there is nothing which DIS
turbs our repose more than friends, if
we have not the diseernment to chose
them well.
We must never nndervalue any
person. The workman loves not that
his work should be despised in his
presence, Now God is present every.
where, and every person Is his work.
DE Sales.
What spendthrlfts Of time VIC are
what waste and prodigality of golden
opportunities! aimless aspirations
barren resolves; the one paramount,
absorbing thought-self--RsV. J. r.
Macau6, p. d.
The true christian may doubt his
own ability, but he cannot doubt God.
He may say with Paul, u am less
than the least" but he must also add,
q can do all things in him that
strengthens me-"
In counteracting our defects, we
should be cautious not to blunder by
imitation of others. We should search
till we find where onr character fails,
and then amend it-not attempt to
become another man.-CeeiL.
Always believe that those things
which elicit the most patience and
prayer and humility, are your best
things, and those which the most
please and excite your pride and self
eomplaeency, are your worst, let them
come in what garb they may.
1t is as difficult to pray well as to
live well. For prayer, rightly uttered,
must reflect with perfect faithfulness
the life of the pleading soul; and God
can only judge when either the life or
the prayer is such as to find accept
ance in His sight.-Rev. Peter S.
1Eeaziss.
Christians, let the fact that the birds
of the air have food, and the grass
and flowers beneath your feet are
clothed with loveliness, be an argu-
ment and token to you of the love of
God, who will supply you with food,
and cover you with raimsnt.-StsUs's-
s0n.
The life of Christ concerns him who
being the hottest among the mighty,
and the mightiest among the holy,
lifted, with his pierced hand, empires
off their hinges, and turned the stream
of centuries out of its channel, and
still governs the ages.-Jean Paul
Richter.
True zeal is modest and retiring it
is not like the seentless sunhower,
which spreads its CANDY petals to the
light of heaven, and turns its face to
the orb of day, as if determined to be
seen but, like the modest violet, it
hides itself in the bank, and sends
forth its fragrance from its deep re-
tirement.-J. 4. Jones.
/ He walks in the presence of God
that conVerses with him in frequent
prayer and communion that runs to
him with ali his necessities that asks
counsel of him in all his doubtings;
that opens all his wants to him; that
weeps before him for all his sins and
that asks remedy and support for his
weakness; that fears HIM as a Judge,
reverences him as a Lord, and obeys
hun as a father.-Jersnay Taylor.
4 Each little blade of grass builds
itself up in the teeth of the great laws
of gravitatiou that govern the universe.
! The lark rises in the sky against the
! force of the whole world that is pull
ing it down. Just 80 is spiritual life
I the one power that can work in oppo-
/ sition to the train of motives, claims,
desires, and ambitions that are the
l natural inheritance of the world
Miss C. q. Maynard.
Any peace that is linked with for.
getfulness of God is horrible; it is the
peace of the miasma which is brood
ing in quiet before it strikes with the
arrow of death; it is that dead calm
which precedes the cyclone or tht
! earthquake. The perfect peace which
God giveth sunneth itself in the pres
enee of God; it is q tropical fowel
which lives in the flaming sunlight; .
bird with rainbow wings, which is a
, home in the high noon of heaven'l
summer-tide.
Above all things, the practice Of
kind thoughts is our main help TO thai
complete government Of the tongue
which we all SO much eoyet. The in
!. terror beauty Of a soul through habit
nal kindness of thought is greater than
our words can tell. To snch \ man
], life is a perpetual bright evening, with
all calm and fragrant and Eestfnl. The
4 dust Of life il laid, and its fever cool
ed. All sounds are softer as is the
way Of evening, and all sights are
faiFer, and the golden light makes our
enjoyment Of earth happily pensive
preparation for heaven. ~ Christian
Indsr.
That church member who has so far
fallen from bis former spirituality as
TO affirm that he can frequent the
theatre with a ..good conscience
4 needs ID recoIlect that a rand con